The Innovative Systems Ribbon Tube Synth

Musikmesse 2012: Innovative Instruments was showing the Ribbon Tube Synth, a custom synth created from a Doepfer Ribbon Controller, what looks to be a Mutable Instruments Shruthi-1, a speaker and a giant tube. And some beer. It’s currently priced at 799 Euro. See the Innovative Instruments site for details.  

Patchwork Online Modular Synthesizer Updated

Reader Peter van der Noord sent word that Patchwork, a browser-based modular synthesizer, has been updated. ‘Patchwork is an online virtual analog modular synth,” he notes, “Which allows you to connect basic sound generation or modification modules to create either music, effects or utter noisy crap.” The new version can be seen at Patchwork-Synth site.

Free Soundpack For The Novation UltraNova, Synth Guru Vol.2

Novation has released a new soundpack for the UltraNova synthesizer by sound designer Daniel Fisher, Synth Guru Vol 2. The Soundpack features patches that emulate well-known sounds from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, along with new sonic creations ‘for the 21st Century’. The Soundpack is a free download for all UltraNova users. You can preview the… Read More Free Soundpack For The Novation UltraNova, Synth Guru Vol.2

Evo Touch Sensitive Keyboard Gets Evosizer Synthesizer

Musikmesse 2012: The Endeavour Evo Keyboard, described as the ‘worlds first keyboard with touch sensitive keys’, now has a synthesizer, Evosizer. The Evo keyboard is unique in that it has capacitive touch sensors for each key. This means it can read your fingers’ movement on top of a key’s surface. So, in addition to pitch and velocity,… Read More Evo Touch Sensitive Keyboard Gets Evosizer Synthesizer